Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1887-05-25
FRUIT FOR THE EAST,
Rats that VIII be Charged from Sacra-
mento to Chicago and Other Points.

FhCII FUR THE EASl.
Rats that VIII be Charged from Sacra-
mento to Chicago and Other Points.
The following letter from ]. c. Stubs,
| General Freight and Traffic Agent of the
Southern Pacific Company, to r. H. Blow
ers, dated Chicago, May 17th, gives the
most complete information yet recei ed
upon the subject of freight rates on fruit:
! Please regard this letter as superseding
| former communications, and as expressing
fully the best terms that we have been able
to secure to the points provided for: To
| Omaha, Council Bluffs, Kansas City and
| points usually made common Herewith
/ excepting st. Paul and Minneapolis, by
ordinary freight train, 81 10 per 100
pounds; by regular passenger tram, 81 10
| per 100 pounds.
To Chicago and points usually made
common herewith, including st. Paul and
Minneapolis: By ordinary freight train,
81 % per 100 pounds; by regular passenger
train, 81 so per 100 pounds.
For fast trains ten cars, from Sacramento
to Omaha, Kansas City, Council Bluffs or
| points usually made common Herewith
excepting ST. Paul and Minneapolis, 81 ,275
per train.
From Sacramento to Chicago and points
usually made common Herewith, includ-
ing st. Paul and Minneapolis, 81 800 per
train OF not more than ten cars
The maximum load for each of the cars
IN the fast train to be % 900 pounds-that
is to say, no extra charge for the fast
service to Chicago will be made if the load
OF none OF the cars in the special train ex-
ceeds $1,000 pounds. If cars are over
| loaded-that is to say, in excess of % 900
| pounds-we shall reserve the right to re-
fase to carry them in special train or to
make an additional charge to compensate
| Tor the extra risk. Ill
In the event that there are more than
ten cars In any special train, the charge on
each car in excess of ten cars, for fast train
service, will be as follows:
To Omaha, Council Bluffs, Kansas CITY
and points common Herewith, excepting
St. Paul and Minneapolis, $50 per car;
to Chicago and points made common there
with, including st. Paul and Minneapolis,
500 per car.
1t is very probable special trains will be
made up of cars for different destinations,
IN which event, where the cars are to radi-
ate in different directions from a common
point, say Council Bluffs, the train charge
| tor fast service to Council Bluffs will applv
on the cars in said train.
! If fast time should be required east of
Council Bluffs on any of the cars in said
tram, the lines east of Council Bluffs will
carry the ears on their passenger train at
their proportion OF the passenger train rate.
! For example, II any such train should in
Guide five cars or less for Chicago, and fast
time should be desired east of Council
Bluffs, the roads between Council Bluffs
and Chicago would carry those five cans by
passenger tram at their proportion of pas
senger train rate, the understanding being
| tEar road -
stance carry more than three loaded fruit
cars on one passenger train. If there are
IN such trains six or more cars destined for
chicago they will be run special on fast
| time, and the charge for the service be-
tween Council Bluffs and Chicago will be
the same as for full train of ten cars in
addition to the fixed proportion of the
regular freight train rate
we are unable as yet to quote an ordi-
nary freight train rate to points east of Chi
cago, but have arranged for the following
rates to Buffalo and New York CITY: Pas.
senger train rate from California points TO
Buffalo or New York city, 1925 per car
tor tull train of not less than ten cars, to
be run special on passenger train time,
which means about thirty-six hours be
tween Chicago and Jersey City, 800 per
car of not more than 10000 pounds.
1t has also been arranged so that you can
iuake up special Train or ten cars or more
which shall contain cars for Chicago and
New York jointly, provided the number of
cars i'll the train destined for New York
shall not be less than five The train will
be run solid to Chicago on fast time, and
the i've or more cars which it contains for
New York will be forwarded on passenger
train time from Chicago to New York. and
the charge on the cars destined for Chicago
and New York, as well, will be at the rate
of S400 per carload of not more than 90 OOO
pounds, proportionate rate to be charged
on the excess of 10000 pounds in one car.
This. however, can only be accomplished
by billing the New York cars through at
the $500 per car rate and the Chicago cars
through at $3.50 per car, plus the regular
charge OF 81 500 for the special train, which
will make an overcharge of $3.50 on the five
cars delivered at Chicago. This overcharge
| will be promptly refunded to your agents,
Messrs. Porter Bros, upon application to
| the company over whose road the fruit is
shipped into Chicago.
In case the number Of cars destined for
New York IN such train is less than five,
| the rate on the same to New York will be
Ss25 per carload of 10000 pounds or less.
Buffalo will take same rates on same
terms and conditions as New York.
II must be understood that these rates to
Chicago nj New York are conditioned uu-
on the consignment as to the route east of
Council Bluffs being left in the hands of
the Southern Pacific Company. AS the
Southern Pacific Companys arrangements
with certain lines enables it TO guarantee
these rates upon certain conditions as to
the division of the business, it must have
control of the routing, else it caanot guar
antee the rates.
| expect later on to be able to quote Won
rates to Cleveland and Cincinnati for fast
train service, but l do not regard that as
very important to you. 1t seems to me
those points can be better supplied from
Chicago and that freight train service will
answer your needs, and that your agent
here can arrange for rates and handling
upon much better terms than | can at
present
AS stated to you yesterday. it must be
understood that the delivery of the fruit
for New York Will be made on the Jersey
side of the river. Please see my letter of
the 10th with regard to this.
Please bear in mind that in every case
where all the cars in special trains are not
consigned to one consignee at the same
destination, the charge for the special train
or fast service will have to be prepaid, or
IN Will 1 l.